DURHAM, N.H. -- Beginning Wednesday, July 20, 2005, the Organic
Garden Club (OGC) at the University of New Hampshire will offer
fresh, certified-organic produce for sale each Wednesday from 11
a.m. – 2 p.m. at its farm stand in the Spaulding Hall courtyard
on the campus of UNH. The farm stand will operate every week through
early October. The public is welcome.

“Everything is grown without the use of chemicals,
pesticides, and fertilizers,” says Bill Errickson, OGC president. The club
uses natural organic crop rotation techniques and compost to improve
soil efficiency and grow healthy crops. “We believe it’s
healthier for people and healthier for the earth,” Errickson
says.

This week’s offerings include lettuce, broccoli, kale, basil,
radishes, calendula flowers, sage, and oregano. Future offerings
will include tomatoes, eggplant, summer and winter squashes, garlic,
celery, and other fruits and vegetables as they come into season.

Since its inception in 2003, the Organic Garden
Club has grown to a 100-member strong, student-run organization
providing fresh,
locally-grown produce to UNH Dining Services and directly to
consumers through a seasonal farm stand. The produce is all grown
on the club’s two-acre garden on Mast Road. The OGC is
part of the Food and Society Initiative of the UNH Office of
Sustainability Programs, which seeks to create a sustainable
food system at UNH, and to integrate issues of sustainable food
and agriculture into the teaching, research, and outreach efforts
of the university. For more information visit http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu or e-mail unhorganicgardenclub@yahoo.com.